Having received an effective response from Long Village, the massive stone that had been hanging over Mordalaren's heart quietly fell.
After another round of solemn gratitude, pondering for a long time, Mordalaren spoke again:
"Money, I have another request..."
Hearing this, Qian Zhizhong was taken aback and then slowly said, "Please go ahead, Your Highness."
Under Qian Zhizhong's gaze, Mordalaren solemnly said, "I hope that after this war ends, your side can help us with reconstruction..."
Reconstruction?
Hearing those two words, Qian Zhizhong and others next to him were all silently flashed a glint of abnormal color.
They're not foolish, and one might even say they're more intelligent than most people. Otherwise, they wouldn't have reached the position they are in today.
Therefore, they easily judged the implications hidden in Mordalaren's words.
What Mordalaren was saying was a request for help, but the interests behind this request are unimaginable!
The current Shaloum camel, under the relentless bombings from the Black and White Eagle Village, is almost totally destroyed.
How much manpower and material resources will be needed for reconstruction?
It's simply impossible to estimate!
And what kind of benefits can such reconstruction work bring to Long Village?
That must be a astronomical number that no ordinary person dares to imagine!
Therefore, it's better to say this is a proposal rather than a request. Mordalaren is more like sending benefits to Long Village!
Although the benefit is also win-win for the Shaloum camel, regardless of how it is, as long as Long Village agrees, Long Village will obtain a huge and inconceivable benefit that ordinary people can't imagine!
Thinking of this, Qian Zhizhong and the others next to him looked at each other, nodded their heads, and smiled: "Thanks to Your Highness's trust, our Long Village is very willing to help Shaloum camel rebuild their homes!"
Why not do something that is a win-win for everyone?
Only fools wouldn't do it.
As for whether Mordalaren wants to take advantage without paying, this question doesn't even need to be considered. Mordalaren will never make such a thing if his brain is not damaged.
Even if, to take a step back, Mordalaren really did that, the ones who would ultimately suffer would only be the camels.
Upon receiving Qian Zhizhong's affirmative reply, Mordalaren's face once again revealed an uncontrollable joy.
Subsequently, Mordalaren once again expressed heartfelt gratitude...
…………
A day passes quickly.
The next morning, as early as the first light of day, Korinovsky, who had already made an appointment, got up and went directly to the foreign affairs hall of Long Village.
It took almost half a day for Korinovsky to finally leave the foreign affairs hall.
In the following days, Korinovsky repeated the same journey every day.
Constantly traveling between the foreign affairs hall and the reception hotel for Long Village's foreign guests...
Meanwhile, on the other side, Black and White Eagle Village...
"How has the response from Long Village been?"
In Yarst's office, looking at his subordinate who had just pushed the door open, Yarst spoke in a low voice to ask.
Facing the question, Prestwick spoke in a low voice: "The situation is not optimistic..."
"??" Hearing Prestwick's voice, Yarst frowned slightly.
Seeing this, Prestwick continued, "Long Village has expressed concern over the formal declaration of a state of emergency we announced. They hope we can exercise self-restraint and not escalate the situation..."
Listening to Prestwick's voice, Yarst remained indifferent.
These are just some meaningless words.
That's exactly what Long Village said at the Blue Star United Conference when they just had a conflict with the camels.
Not only Long Village, but also the Polar Bear Village and other villages have all said the same thing.
Who doesn't know how to say some meaningless flattery?
Thinking of this, Yarst said directly, "I don't want to hear these useless things. I just want to know what the specific attitude of Long Village is. Do they intend to interfere in the desert? Will they continue actual support and help for those cursed camels?"
"..." Hearing this, Prestwick remained silent.
After a moment of silence, he continued: "At the moment, we have no specific information. Long Village has already suspended its grain and other commercial trade with the camels. However, based on the partial intelligence we have now, Long Village is now in close contact with the Polar Bear Village!"
"Korinovsky has been going to the foreign affairs hall of Long Village for several days in a row. It's no surprise that they must be discussing something very important..."
"In addition to the Polar Bear Village, according to some confidential information we have, it seems that Mordalaren has once again gone to Long Village and had secret talks with some administrators of Long Village..."
Hearing the names of Korinovsky and Mordalaren, Yarst's face immediately darkened.
Especially the latter.
Although the former is their long-time rival with the Black and White Eagle Village, the strength of the Polar Bear Village is far beyond what camels can compare.
But neither the Polar Bear Village nor Korinovsky have direct conflicts with them for now.
But with Mordalaren leading, their entire structure is on the brink of collapse!
Yarst wishes he could grab Mordalaren and bring him to the trial hall, put on trial in front of the whole world, and even use the old torture methods of Long Village to cut him into pieces!
"Why is the message from Mordalaren only reported now?"
Taking a deep breath, Yarst suppressed the malevolent thoughts in his heart and then said with a dark face.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man next to Prestwick couldn't help but change his expression.
But in the end, he could only grit his teeth and force himself to say:
"I'm sorry, sir. As soon as we knew the whereabouts of Mordalaren in the desert, we sent the message here immediately. I also came here as soon as possible. It's just that by the time we got the message, Mordalaren had already gone to Long Village..."
Bang!!!
Before the middle-aged man finished speaking, Yarst had already slapped his palm down on the desk in front of him.
"A bunch of garbage! Useless! All of you are useless!"
Following this, came an angry outburst without any hesitation.
Mordalaren has already gone to Long Village, and they only found out about it now. What's the use of such a message then?
Are they actually going to go to Long Village to deal with Mordalaren?
In the face of Yarst's explosive anger, the only thing the middle-aged man could do was to stand in place with his head down and say nothing.
Seeing the middle-aged man remain silent, Yarst's anger grew even more intense.
But in the end, he could only force himself to suppress his anger and then look back at another tall and muscular hawk-nosed man beside him, saying:
"Hermann, how are the preparations going on your side?"
Hearing this, the hawk-nosed and sturdy man responded immediately: "According to your instructions, including the six ghostly bomber squadrons, two gunnery bomber squadrons, three raptor fighter squadrons, five eagle aircraft squadrons, and ten war hawk aircraft squadrons have all been prepared and are ready to take off at any time to carry out combat missions..."
With the positive response, Yarst's expression lightened slightly, and he immediately turned his attention back to the other person beside him.
Faced with Yarst's gaze, the curly-haired giant who was being watched responded immediately:
"My department's ten large black fish have been prepared, but due to the potential threat of drones from the camels, surface ships are temporarily unable to approach..."
Unable to approach?
Yarst's just slightly improved expression once again turned grim.
However, thinking about the lesson from the last time in the Octopus Bay, Yarst didn't say much more.
Battlehips are different from ground forces.
These big guys, even a frigate, require several months to a few years of production time.
One simply dares not use them randomly as cannon fodder.
They haven't even recovered from the losses made during April Fool's Night…
Taking a deep breath, Yarst suppressed his thoughts and then said directly:
"Order! Give the camels a final warning, they have twelve hours to lay down their weapons and unconditionally surrender. Otherwise, we will launch a fire cover without discrimination against them. All consequences at that time will be borne by them alone!"
"Additionally, announce to the whole world that from now on, without permission, no personnel, ships, planes, cars are allowed to enter the desert. Once any of the above personnel or vehicles are found to have entered, we will regard them as camel dangerous elements. We will spare no effort to eliminate them completely. All consequences will be borne by the relevant personnel themselves!"
With his words finished, Yarst turned his gaze to the previous hawk-nosed giant, and said in a deep voice:
"Hermann, starting from now, seal off the entire desert! Fighter jets, warning aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, satellites to patrol around the clock for 24 hours. Even a fly cannot be let into the desert!"
"Yes! Sir!!"
As soon as Yarst's orders were finished, the two big guys turned around and left immediately.
"Damn camels!"
Looking at the backs of the two giants as they left, Yarst's eyes flashed with coldness.
At this time——
"Sir, there is something that I think needs to be mentioned to you..."
A voice suddenly echoed.
Turning to look, the speaker was none other than Prestwick, Yarst's trusted aide.
"What is it?"
Hearing his aide's voice, Yarst came to his senses and glanced at him before asking in a deep voice.
Facing Yarst's question, Prestwick hesitated for a moment before slowly opening his mouth and saying:
"Sir, although there is no evidence to suggest that Long Village will intervene in the desert, based on the information we have, Long Village has substantial interests in the desert, with an initial estimate of at least several thousand billion, and even tens of thousands of billions of Dragon Currency!"
"Such vast interests, combined with their current relationship with the camels, and the intangible interests involving Blue Star's status and reputation, I believe they cannot easily give up on the desert..."
Hearing this, Yarst's eyebrows furrowed, "What do you want to say?"
Prestwick gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid that Long Village may directly intervene in the desert for these interests. With Long Village's current strength, if they really intervene in the desert..."
The rest of Prestwick's words were not finished, but the meaning was already crystal clear.
Thinking about the iceberg-like glimpse that Long Village had shown before, even Yarst's arrogant face couldn't help but become serious.
Various types of drones such as double-tailed, Thunder God, Thunder, and Judger!
Missiles and rocket shells of various types equipped with blue explosives!
Various high-speed missiles!
Stealth fighters like the Sword 20 and Sword 21!
Exoskeleton-powered assist systems, and the recently revealed, performance-breathtaking powered armor!
The unidentified electromagnetic weapons that they haven't yet acquired specific data on!
And the various sci-fi weapons mentioned in the Southern Heaven Gate Project of Long Village!
All these things, taken individually, are enough to send shivers down one's spine!
Countless data and intelligence indicate that, apart from the mysterious weapons in the Southern Heaven Gate Project, the others have basically formed a scalable combat force!
They don't worry about high-tech, but scaled-up high-tech is a nightmare!!
Just thinking about the muscle flexing of Long Village on several occasions in the past, Yarst couldn't help but shudder in his heart.
If these forces were really involved in the desert, it would seem that only God descending from heaven could possibly stand against such power!
...
"Hmm..."
After an unknown period of time, thinking about a secret meeting of the Round Table earlier, Yarst finally forced down the fear in his heart.
Then he said darkly, "They dare not intervene!"
Before Prestwick could say much more, Yarst's low voice sounded again: "The Round Table has already approved the Mushroom Agreement and initiated the End Times Plan. Moreover, the content of the plan has already been 'leaked' out. If Long Village really forcefully enters the desert, then even if we both die together, we will not let them step on our bodies to ascend to the throne!"
End Times Plan?
Upon hearing this name, Prestwick's pupil contracted sharply.
He had never expected that the capital of the Round Table would dare to formulate such a plan!
Are these industrial magnates really desperate?
Rather than dragging others along with them to die, they don't want to continue enjoying life anymore?
For a moment, Prestwick found it difficult to understand.
After all, these people, or the people behind them, are all industrial magnates with fortunes in the trillions!
These giants, even if Black and White Eagle Village really falls, with the wealth they hold, they can still maintain their lofty status and power in any corner of the world!
Perhaps the wealth will be significantly reduced, but a camel that dies is still bigger than a horse. No matter how reduced it is, they are still above others!
How could such people think of committing suicide with others?
"Wait a minute!" Suddenly, a flash of insight crossed Prestwick's mind, "Leak?"
At that moment, Prestwick suddenly thought of the keyword in Yarst's previous words.
Leak!
What does "leak" mean?
The original things that are supposed to be preserved or protected have not been protected. That's called a leak!
And the kind of plan Yarst just mentioned is something that even as his close aide, he has only just learned about.
The level of secrecy can be imagined.
However, such a plan of such level, how could it possibly leak?
"Sir, is the Round Table trying to intimidate Long Village with this plan?"
Taking a deep breath, Prestwick cautiously asked.
Hearing this, Yarst's eyes narrowed slightly.
Looking deeply at Prestwick, Yarst then nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Prestwick understood.
Thought for a while, Prestwick said again: "But will Long Village believe it?"
Hearing this, Yarst coldly laughed, "They have to believe it whether they want to or not!"
Whether they believe it or not?
This plan is a typical trap!
Just as they had feared that Long Village would use the mushroom before.
Why wouldn't Long Village worry about them?
The Pandora's box isn't just for them, Black and White Eagle Village. It's the same for Long Village!
By presenting this plan, even if Long Village doesn't believe it, they have to act as if they do!
No one dares to bet!
They dare not, and Long Village dare not either!
And to complement this plan, they have also drafted a mushroom experiment.
The plan is to launch a mushroom experiment in an uninhabited area of a certain ocean one week from now.
This experimental plan is incredibly sensitive at this time. A small oversight could trigger the sensitive nerves of everyone!
And this is the result they needed!
Planting mushrooms they wouldn't dare to, neither the Round Table nor Yarst himself. These tycoons, who are born to be people of higher status, can't bear the thought of ending up with a group of what they consider inferior and indigenous people together!
But that doesn't prevent their intimidation and scare!
They may not believe it, but Long Village really wouldn't dare to intervene in the face of their already extreme frenzy!
